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Indication: Leflunomide, generic Arava is a prescription medicine used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, a condition in which the body’s defense system (immune system) fails to recognize the body as itself and attacks the healthy tissues around the joints. Leflunomide helps to reduce the joint damage/p…
Read articleIndication: MERCAPTOPURINE, Generic PURINETHOL is a prescription medicine used to treat a certain type of cancer (acute lymphocytic leukemia). MERCAPTOPURINE is a chemotherapy drug that works by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer cells. Purinethol is one of the brand names for a medication cal…
Read articleIndication: CEFDITOREN PIVOXIL, generic SPECTRACEF is a prescription medicine used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. CEFDITOREN PIVOXIL is also used to treat some throat and lung infections, including bronchitis and tonsillitis. CEFDITOREN PIVOXIL is also used for some skin infections…
Read articleIndication: CEFDINIR, generic OMNICEF is a prescription medicine used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections, such as bronchitis (infection of the airway tubes leading to the lungs); pneumonia, and infections of the skin, ears, sinuses, throat, and tonsils. CEFDINIR works by stopping the gr…
Read articleIndication: MELOXICAM, Generic VIVLODEX is a prescription medicine used to treat arthritis. MELOXICAM is also used to treat reduces pain, swelling, and stiffness of the joints. Meloxicam is known as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Meloxicam, which is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory d…
Read articleIndication: Larotrectinib, generic Vitrakvi used to treat only in tumors with certain neurotrophic receptor kinase (NTRK) genes. A kinase is an enzyme that promotes cell growth. There are many types of kinases, which control different phases of cell growth. By blocking a particular enzyme from worki…
Read articleIndication: Lapatinib, generic Tykerb is a prescription medicine used to treat human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2 (HER2) positive advanced or metastatic breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body and who have already been treated with other chemotherapy medications including…
Read articleIndication: LINEZOLID, generic ZYVOX is a prescription medicine used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections such as pneumonia, and infections of the skin. LINEZOLID It works by killing bacteria or preventing their growth. LINEZOLID will not work for viral infections (such as the common cold…
Read articleIndication: LEVOFLOXACIN, generic LEVAQUIN is a prescription medicine used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections, such as pneumonia, skin and skin structure infections, chronic bacterial prostatitis, inhalational anthrax, urinary tract infections (UTI). LEVOFLOXACIN works by stopping the g…
Read articleIndication: LEUPROLIDE ACETATE, generic LUPRON DEPOT is a prescription medicine used to treat advanced prostate cancer in men. It is not a cure. Most types of prostate cancer need the male hormone testosterone to grow and spread. Leuprolide works by reducing the amount of testosterone that the body…
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